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We\u2019re grateful to have Claude Cayemitte back with us to reflect on the current events emerging from the demonstrations against ongoing systemic, cultural, racial, and complex trauma.

Transforming Trauma host Sarah Buino and Claude dive into the macro and micro perspectives of the traumatic response to long-term suffering that the black community, and other communities of color, have been dealing with for centuries.

Claude shares his perspective, \u201cHaving these specific conversations about racism is a gateway into people\u2019s interpersonal relationship to trauma\u2026 I think that\u2019s the difference with this reaction. People are connecting emotionally to themselves while connecting also to the experiences of people of color.\u201d

Claude shares his thoughts on the importance of opening up a real dialogue around racial injustice and systemic oppression. \u201cEven though it feels uncomfortable, that\u2019s the opportunity for you to move to a different place, to respond differently, to grow. It\u2019s like there\u2019s so much opportunity in growth in talking about this topic, personally and professionally.\u201d\xa0

Claude addresses the objectification that is often overlooked in racial trauma. \u201cWhen I do individual therapy, I\u2019m not engaged in the political process, because when I enter the room, especially for me as a black man, that shows up\u2026 whether it\u2019s explicitly said through the client or not. So I\u2019m always sort of holding these dynamics in play and I can look for how they show up clinically\u2026 This is a reality because it\u2019s part of your reality and my reality\u2026 Therapy is about talking about how you relate to reality.\u201d

As a NARM therapist committed to addressing the relationship between these systemic social issues and complex trauma, Claude brings an important voice to the trauma-informed movement.

In this episode, Claude invites us all into this specific conversation around racism and trauma. This important conversation can help us, as therapists and people who work with and care about individuals coming from communities that face these realities, identify the complexities of addressing trauma on multiple levels. And, the need to systemically address this now.

\u201cAnything that we can do to take one brick off this pyramid, this ugly monument of racism. If we can take one brick off at a time, whatever we can do to do that, I want to just acknowledge and at the same time, you know, it's about damn time. I would say that with love, of course.\u201d

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